Victorino "day-to-day" with hamstring tightness

CHICAGO -- Shane Victorino is out of the lineup on Tuesday night because of the left hamstring tightness that forced him out of Monday's game in the sixth inning.

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Tim Britton
Posted May. 21, 2013 @ 6:14 pm

CHICAGO -- Shane Victorino is out of the lineup on Tuesday night because of the left hamstring tightness that forced him out of Monday's game in the sixth inning.

"He's day-to-day," manager John Farrell said. "He still feels some tightness in that left hamstring and we'll keep him in that same status. We've got to have him respond to treatment. We've got to have him be symptom-free when we do put him back on the field.

"Right now, we still think this is a short-term thing but we've got to let this continue to subside."

It's the 12th game this season that Victorino has missed with an injury. The first 11 had to do with his back, and this one isn't entirely unrelated.

"They all say it's all connected. That's what's frustrating for me," Victorino said Monday night. "I just want to get back to being healthy and being out there and being a healthy player and feeling good."

"When you start to consider low back and hamstring, at some point, they're inter-related," added Farrell.

Farrell said the Red Sox haven't ruled out a trip to the disabled list. That would give Victorino time to hopefully solve his back issues and prevent these occasional lapses. Still, the Sox aren't close to making that decision yet regarding Victorino, who hopes to be out only a day or two.